A new genetic analysis using data from over five million people has provided a clearer understanding of the risk of going on to live with obesity.  New research led by the Universities of Copenhagen ...

More data, this time from a large observational study, are bolstering the idea that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology’s 50th Annual Meeting will highlight advances in pediatric skin, hair, and nail care, ...

Genetic testing may predict your odds of becoming obese years - possibly even decades - before the condition strikes, a group ...

The World Obesity Federation expects more than half the global population to be overweight or clinically obese by 2035.

How much screen time is too much varies by age. While the time may vary, experts agree that too much screen time can be ...

Social determinants of health significantly increased mortality risks in patients with congestive heart failure, highlighting urgent care needs.

For decades, the public narrative around obesity has largely centered on a simple equation: eat less, move more. But a groundbreaking new study is challenging this conventional wisdom, revealing that ...

A tool which can measure a child’s risk of becoming obese in later life has been created by scientists. It is hoped that the ...

So perhaps state intervention is the only policy British people are willing to accept. Understandably, they want the freedom ...

Pfizer and Novo Nordisk have underperformed the market over the past year. Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Novo ...

A genetic test may one day predict a child’s risk of obesity in adulthood, paving the way for early interventions.